¹Sõna, mis Jeremijale tuli Issandalt, kes ütles:

¹The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

²'Tõuse ja mine alla potissepa kotta, ja ma annan seal sulle kuulda oma sõnu!'

²Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

³Siis ma läksin alla potissepa kotta, ja vaata, ta tegi tööd potikedra juures.

³And I went down to the potter's house; and behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.

⁴Ja kui astja, mida ta savist tegi, potissepa käes ebaõnnestus, siis ta tegi sellest teise astja, nagu potissepa silmis õigem näis olevat teha.

⁴And the vessel that he made was marred, as clay, in the hand of the potter; and he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make.

⁵Siis tuli mulle Issanda sõna; ta ütles:

⁵And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

⁶'Kas mina ei või teiega teha nõnda nagu see potissepp, oh Iisraeli sugu! ütleb Issand. Vaata, otsekui savi potissepa käes, nõnda olete teie minu käes, Iisraeli sugu!

⁶House of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith Jehovah. Behold, as the clay in the potter's hand, so are ye in my hand, house of Israel.

⁷Kord ma räägin rahva või kuningriigi kohta, et teda kitkutakse, kistakse ja hävitatakse:

⁷At the moment that I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to break down, and to destroy,

⁸aga kui see rahvas, kelle kohta ma rääkisin, pöördub oma kurjusest, siis ma kahetsen kurja, mida ma kavatsesin temale teha.

⁸if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, then I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

⁹Teine kord ma räägin rahva või kuningriigi kohta, et teda ehitatakse ja istutatakse:

⁹And at the moment that I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant,

¹⁰aga kui ta teeb kurja minu silmis ega kuula mu häält, siis ma kahetsen head, mida ma lubasin talle teha.

¹⁰if it do evil in my sight, that it hearken not unto my voice, then I will repent of the good wherewith I said I would benefit them.

¹¹Ja nüüd räägi ometi Juuda meestele ja Jeruusalemma elanikele ning ütle: Nõnda ütleb Issand: Vaata, mina valmistan teile õnnetuse ja pean nõu teie vastu. Pöördugu seepärast igaüks oma kurjalt teelt ja parandagu oma viise ja tegusid!

¹¹And now, speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I prepare evil against you, and devise a device against you: turn ye then every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.

¹²Aga nad vastavad: Asjata! Sest me käime oma nõu järgi ja talitame igaüks oma kurja südame paadumuses.

¹²But they say, There is no hope; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will each one do [according to] the stubbornness of his evil heart.

¹³Seepärast ütleb Issand nõnda: Küsige ometi rahvaste seas, kes on kuulnud sellesarnast? Väga hirmsaid tegusid on teinud Iisraeli neitsi.

¹³Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Ask ye now among the nations, Who hath heard such things? The virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.

¹⁴Kas lahkub Ðaddai kaljult Liibanoni lumi? Või kuivavad veed, võõrad, külmad, voolavad?

¹⁴Shall the snow of Lebanon cease from the rock of the field? Shall the cool flowing waters coming from afar be dried up?

¹⁵Kuid mu rahvas on minu unustanud, nad suitsutavad ebajumalaile. Aga need panid nad komistama nende teedel, põlistel teedel, kõndima jalgradadel, sillutamata teel,

¹⁵For my people hath forgotten me: they burn incense to vanity; and they have caused them to stumble in their ways, the ancient paths, to walk in by-paths of a way not cast up;

¹⁶tehes nende maa õudseks, igavesti pilkealuseks. Igaüks, kes sealt mööda läheb, kohkub ja vangutab pead.

¹⁶to make their land an astonishment, a perpetual hissing: every one that passeth by shall be astonished, and shake his head.

¹⁷Ma pillutan nad vaenlase ees otsekui idatuul, ma näitan neile kukalt, aga mitte palet nende õnnetusepäeval.'

¹⁷As with an east wind will I scatter them before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

¹⁸Aga nad ütlevad: 'Tulge, peame nõu Jeremija vastu! Sest ei lõpe preestril Seadus, targal nõu ega prohvetil sõna. Tulge, lööme teda keelega ja paneme tähele iga tema sõna!'

¹⁸And they said, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor word from the prophet. Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

¹⁹Issand, pane mind tähele ja kuule mu süüdistajate häält!

¹⁹Jehovah, give heed to me, and listen to the voice of those that contend with me.

²⁰Kas head tasutakse kurjaga? Nad on ju mulle augu kaevanud, et võtta minult elu. Tuleta meelde, kuidas ma seisin sinu ees, rääkides nende kasuks head, et pöörata nende pealt su viha.

²⁰Shall evil be recompensed for good? For they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.

²¹Seepärast jäta nende lapsed nälga ja tõuka nad mõõga ette; nende naised jäägu lasteta ja leskedeks, nende mehi tapku katk ja nende noored mehed löödagu sõjas mõõgaga maha!

²¹Therefore give up their children to the famine, and deliver them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of children and be widows; and let their men be swept off by death, their young men be smitten by the sword in battle.

²²Kuuldagu nende kodadest kisendamist, kui sa äkitselt tood nende kallale röövjõugu. Sest nad on kaevanud minu püüdmiseks augu ja on salaja seadnud mu jalgadele paelu.

²²Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and have hidden snares for my feet.

²³Aga sina, Issand, tead kõiki nende mõrvaplaane minu vastu. Ära lepita nende süüd ja ära kustuta nende pattu oma palge eest! Komistagu nad sinu palge ees - talita nendega nõnda oma viha ajal!

²³And thou, Jehovah, knowest all their counsel against me to slay me. Forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee: deal with them in the time of thine anger.